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Ride to benefit Richland County deputy’s daughters

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is organizing a motorcycle ride to help the family of a deputy and his wife who died in a wreck. The Richland Sheriff’s Department is holding a memorial ride on Saturday in memory of Derek ElDada and his wife, Leigh. The couple was on their Harley-Davidson when they were hit June…

Columbia ceremony honors domestic violence victims

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor is again hosting a somber ceremony to honor residents who were killed as a result of domestic violence. Attorney General Alan Wilson is scheduled to hold the Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony at the Statehouse in Columbia on Tuesday. As he does each year, Wilson plans to call the names of each…

Former Haley chief of staff takes over SC prisons

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley’s former chief of staff is officially taking the help of South Carolina’s prisons agency. On Tuesday, Bryan Stirling is assuming control of the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Last month, Haley announced that she had selected Stirling to replace Bill Byars, who is retiring after decades in public service. Before serving as Corrections…

Hundreds expected at Columbia technology gathering

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of technology experts from across South Carolina are in Columbia this week The 3rd Annual Carolina Technology Conference is slated for Tuesday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Organizers say they expect 600 people specializing in information technology, security and technology management to participate. The daylong conference features speakers and vendors from around the country,…

DOJ, SC reach settlement over HIV inmate policy

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has settled a dispute with South Carolina’s prisons over a policy segregating HIV-positive inmates. The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with the Department of Corrections over alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The federal government had been preparing a complaint accusing the agency of denying HIV-positive…

3 candidates running for Robert Ford’s old seat

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Three candidates are vying in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Robert Ford. Democratic Marlon Kimpson faces Republican Billy Shuman and Libertarian Alex Thornton in Tuesday’s election in District 42 in the Charleston area. Kimpson emerged from a six-way Democratic primary and runoff to win his party’s nomination….

SC museum offers price break to federal workers

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant is offering half-price admission to federal workers affected by the government shutdown. Museum executive director Mac Burdette says it’s something small the museum can do to help workers whose lives have been thrown into uncertainty because of the shutdown. Patriots Point on Charleston Harbor is…